All posts tagged "aclu"
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LGBT groups ask Obama to commute Chelsea Manning’s sentence
The American Civil Liberties Union and over a dozen LGBT groups have sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to commute the sentence...
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ACLU asks to intervene in locker room lawsuit on behalf of trans student
Minnesota high school student targeted by lawsuit hopes to defend her ability to use the girls' locker room
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ACLU asks Supreme Court not to review 4th Circuit ruling in Grimm lawsuit
Lawyers representing transgender student Gavin Grimm have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that it should not review an appeals court ruling that...
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Transgender inmate challenging Florida’s law found dead in cell
Florida's Department of Corrections does not allow transgender inmates to change their names or gender designation
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Federal judge hears arguments in lawsuit challenging HB 2
On Monday, a federal judge heard oral arguments on a motion seeking to stop North Carolina from enforcing its controversial HB 2 law. Appearing before...
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Kim Davis’ appeal dismissed by 6th Circuit, but contempt ruling kept in place
ACLU hopes Kim Davis' contempt order serves as lesson to other anti-LGBT government officials
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Gloucester County School Board asks court to halt order allowing transgender student to use restroom
The Gloucester County School Board has once again dug in its heels, asking U.S. District Court Judge Robert Doumar to stay the injunction he...
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Georgia ACLU director quits, opposes trans women in female restrooms
Former Georgia ACLU director resigns over opposition to transgender bathroom rights
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Gavin’s Story: Gavin Grimm is the new face of the transgender movement
When his high school offered Gavin Grimm a modified broom closet as a restroom, he not only refused to use it, he sued the school...
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ACLU sues Mississippi over “religious freedom” law
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Mississippi have filed a challenge to Mississippi’s HB 1523, a purported “religious freedom” law that...
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Colorado Supreme Court refuses to hear case of bakery that turned away gay couple
The LGBT community won another battle in the fight for nondiscrimination protections on Monday after the Colorado State Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal...
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Appeals court rules in favor of trans student over bathroom policy lawsuit
Appeals court restores Title IX claim in Gavin Grimm's lawsuit to use the boys' restroom
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Sponsor of Tennessee “bathroom bill” pulls legislation — for this year
It was the legislation that seemed to keep coming back from the political graveyard like a zombie, despite the best efforts of LGBT advocates. But...
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Mississippi governor signs “religious freedom” bill into law
Move over, North Carolina. You’ve just been one-upped by Mississippi on the anti-LGBT front. On Tuesday, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) signed into law a...
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North Carolina calls special session to block Charlotte LGBT ordinance
The North Carolina Legislature is convening a special session on Wednesday to block a pro-LGBT rights ordinance that was approved by the Charlotte City Council last...
